Why I Switched My Political Party
When I originally registered to vote at age 18, my Mom guided me to register as a Democrat. She told me it will allow me to vote in primary elections here in Brooklyn.
Over the years, I realized that I am neither a Democrat or a Republican and that I just want to vote for people who are as passionate about being a politician as I am about being a teacher. I don’t know of anyone in Bay Ridge who needs a politician who is going to give huge tax breaks to big developers. Crains and the New York Times reported on this because it is shocking news to see what our representatives are doing in Albany.
Since moving to Bay Ridge, I realized that my government does very little for me. I am not in a low or high income bracket so I don’t qualify for most tax breaks. I am fully aware that no politician is going to lower the taxes on my property. When Lee and I actually needed help and we contacted Senator Marty Golden, all we got was his ineffective office staff (see our experience here and here. We found that they were disorganized and that they couldn’t follow up on a simple issue. Out of frustration, I called Albany and spoke with Golden’s chief of staff. Golden’s chief of staff didn’t follow up either. Personal information I provided to the state should never appeared on a staff members personal social media page and when I told Kassar the report had the wrong address, Kassar said he would furnish me a copy of the report, but never did. Golden did not call or e-mail me even though he knew what terrible service I received at his office. No resident should have received the poor service we did. 2/24/14 Update: Golden mentions a social media mistake was made by his staff – maybe he will monitor them/his accounts better now that so many people have seen it.
Bay Ridge Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotaks in my opinion doesn’t actually help Bay Ridge either. We have two assembly members representing Bay Ridge, Alec Brook-Krasny is the other representative. Check here to see if Malliotakis represents your block.
Since the next election will be a primary, I want to send the message loud and clear that poor communication and leadership isn’t what we need in Bay Ridge. I wasn’t alone in changing my political party yesterday so politicians should be aware that people are tired of the nonsense. If you wish to change your political party, you can just fill out this form and send it in.
And Craig Eaton – there are a lot of people who are ready for a change in Bay Ridge. #BringIt
Hugs,
marlene
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